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Direct linkSmith, Courtney B.; Watkins, Marley W. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2004
Regrouping Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) subtests into Bannatyne's spatial, conceptual, and sequential patterns has been thought by many to identify children with learning disabilities (LD). This study investigated the prevalence and diagnostic utility of WISC-III Bannatyne patterns by comparing 1,302 children…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intelligence, Learning Disabilities, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewedFletcher, Jack M.; Francis, David J.; Shaywitz, Sally E.; Lyon, G. Reid; Foorman, Barbara R.; Stuebing, Karla K.; Shaywitz, Bennett A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
Reviews the historical basis and rationale for identifying children as learning disabled due to a discrepancy between scores on measures of intelligence and achievement. Discusses the validity of such classifications and the role of IQ testing in the designation of children as learning disabled for research and public policy. Alternative…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Classification, Definitions, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedMcCarthy, Jeanne M.; Harris, Martha Jane; Reeves, Karla K. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
A study investigated ways that each of the 50 states serve preschool children (ages 3-5) with specific learning disabilities (SLD), the impact of the preschool-specific/noncategorical label, and the quantitative criteria used for eligibility. Although all states reported that preschoolers with SLD could receive services, different eligibility…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disability Identification, Eligibility, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedDaub, Deborah; Colarusso, Ronald P. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
Comparison of scores of 35 third- and fourth-grade students with learning disabilities on 3 major achievement tests found high positive correlations among the reading subtests. Agreement across all 3 tests for learning disability eligibility in the basic reading skills area was found in 20 of 35 cases and 9 of 35 cases in reading comprehension.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Concurrent Validity, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis
Peer reviewedKeogh, Barbara K.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
Discusses the use of a sociocultural perspective on learning and learning disabilities for understanding learning problems within culturally diverse groups. Reviews assumptions about ethnicity and culture (supposed homogeneity within cultures) and describes ways to distinguish ethnicity and culture. Discusses implications for assessment,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedEvans, Larry D. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
This comparison of regression discrepancy model results for learning disability identification used published IQ-achievement and reliability coefficients and generic, mean values. Use of mean IQ-achievement values resulted in higher discrepancy rates for a clinical sample. Use of both mean IQ-achievement and reliability values resulted in higher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Correlation
Peer reviewedBocian, Kathleen M.; Beebe, Margaret E.; MacMillan, Donald L.; Gresham, Frank M. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
A study explored classroom reading assessments, IQ and achievement scores, and placement decision of 26 students referred to Student Study Teams for intervention and determination of special-education eligibility. Congruence was moderate between placement decisions and discrepancy-based determination of learning disabilities and between placement…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Elementary Education, Eligibility
Peer reviewedSwanson, H. Lee – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
The performance of reading-disabled, math-disabled, slow-learning, under-achieving, and normal-achieving children (total n=143) was compared on verbal and visual-spatial working memory measures under initial, gain, and maintenance testing conditions. Ability group classifications changed under dynamic testing conditions. The study demonstrated the…
Descriptors: Classification, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedScott, Marcia Strong; Fletcher, Kathryn L.; Deuel, Lois-Lynn Stoyko – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
A study involving 335 normally achieving children and 88 children with learning disabilities or mild mental retardation attending prekindergarten or kindergarten found that three of ten tasks of a cognitive screening test provided the best classification: semantic information/visual, semantic information/verbal, and rhyming tasks (prekindergarten)…
Descriptors: Classification, Disability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedMather, Nancy; Roberts, Rhia – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
This article considers current educational trends that may undermine the service delivery system for individuals with severe learning disabilities, including influence of terminology, teacher-training models, full inclusion, curriculum-based assessment, reliance on quantitative decision making, adherence to singular teaching methodologies, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Delivery Systems, Disability Identification, Educational Change
